Mortgages

CML: March saw largest stamp duty ‘distortion’ to date

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £25.7...

TSB lending up 4% on previous quarter

TSB has published its results for the three months to 31 March 2016. ...

Metro Bank posts improved results

Metro Bank has reported that its underlying loss after tax was down to £7.9m...

FSE to hold Birmingham event

Front Events has revealed that it is to hold a brand new event, FSE...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils 10yr fixed offset

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched a range of 10-year fixed rate mortgages at 65%...

New fee-free options for Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched fee-free mortgage options at 65% LTV, with added incentives. The intermediary-only...

Rate cuts from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society is making rate reductions for three of its mortgage products. Changes to...

Engaged CRM completes Twenty7Tec sourcing integration

Engaged CRM, which provides CRM solutions to the finance, mortgage, secured loan and bridging intermediary...

FHL hits 95% completion rate before SDLT deadline

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has reported that over 94% of packaged cases received by...

Tesco Mortgage Intermediaries launches

Tesco Bank has launched its new intermediary service – Tesco Mortgage Intermediaries – with London...

Together celebrates best ever month for lending

Together has revealed that it completed £105 million new lending in March 2016, with...

Today is ‘Mortgage Freedom Day’

Halifax has claimed that today - 19 April - is this year’s UK Mortgage...

3mc appointed to network panel

Mortgage distributor 3mc is to provide a specialist mortgage desk and packaging support service...

Senior appointment at Positive Lending

Positive Lending has appointed Alec Wimbleton to the position of compliance and business assurance...

COMMENT

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

Latest news

Sellers willing to pay £300 to secure property sales

Nine in 10 homeowners would be prepared to pay around £300 upfront to help...

Tembo secures £16m to expand digital savings and mortgage platform for first-time buyers

Tembo has raised £16m in growth funding as it looks to scale its savings...

Nationwide reduces fixed rates by up to 0.16%

Nationwide is reducing selected two-year, three-year and five-year fixed mortgage rates by as much...

Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

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